This etymological definition can serve as a useful reminder of some facts that will concern
us. The first of these is that the meaning of a conversation does not follow simply from the …

Although it is common for descriptions of communication ability in people with right
hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) to include discourse deficits that affect pragmatic …

Right-hemisphere brain damaged (RHD) patients and a normal control group were tested
for their ability to infer first-and second-order mental states and to understand the …

This study examined the generality of a previous finding indicating that difficulty suppressing
or inhibiting context-inappropriate interpretations is an important predictor of narrative …

This paper considers the nature and generality of right brain-damaged patients' difficulties
with interpreting intended meanings. Evidence is summarized from the authors' research …

Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) rarely causes aphasias marked by clear and
widespread failures of comprehension or extreme difficulty producing fluent speech …

Discourse includes the production and comprehension of language in contexts that extend
beyond the literal meaning of individual words or sentences. Familiar examples include the …

The ability to make inferences for the purposes of comprehension is considered an
important factor in pragmatic ability. In this experimental group study with stroke patients, the …

The narrative skills of nonaphasic individuals with right hemisphere damage (RHD) were
compared with those of a group of healthy participants. All participants scored within the …

This article examines several factors that influence the production of requests for behavior.
Using a role-play methodology, we elicited request productions from well-recovered patients …